Kurzfassung

Scientific small satellite missions for remote sensing with Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) payloads or high accuracy optical sensors, pose very
strict requirements on the accuracy of the reconstructed satellite positions,
velocities and accelerations. Today usual GPS receivers can fulfill the
accuracy requirements of this missions in most cases, but for low-costmissions
the decision for a appropriate satellite hardware has to take into
account not only the reachable quality of data but also the costs. An
analysis is carried out in order to assess which on board and ground
equipment, which type of GPS data and processing methods are most
appropriate to minimize mission costs and full satisfying mission payload
requirements focusing the attention on a SAR payload.

Dokumentart:

Konferenzbeitrag (Poster)

Titel:

Operational Aspects of Orbit Determination with GPS for Small Satellites with SAR Payloads